David- 26 Dec, 2020
Yves Tumor - Safe In The Hands Of Love (2018)
Nothing prepares you for this. The beats are big, and at times there’s a semblance of texture, structure and a hint of song craft.
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David
- 25 Dec, 2020
David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees (1984)
It’s hard to know what to play on Christmas day. It’s not a day to go all out hardcore or overtly political.
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David
- 23 Dec, 2020
Jarv Is... - Beyond The Pale (2020)
I could listen to Jarvis Cocker recite the phone book (do we still get those?) or possibly of more practical application and in keeping with this record, “The Origin Of The Species” The second song “Must I Evolve” is a question I ask myself every day.
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David
- 21 Dec, 2020
Dexys - One Day I'm Going To Soar (2012)
My mind is mush, any thoughts of being productive went out the window a week ago, it’s survival mode only. Another work do (which was great), good wishes to all and it’s now time to let go completely.
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David
- 18 Dec, 2020
Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death (2020)
This second record from Dublin’s Fontaines (Dublin City) has that early 80’s urgency that bands like Echo and the Bunnymen, The Fall and The Smiths had in spades.
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David
- 16 Dec, 2020
Elton John - Caribou (1974)
Being sandwiched between “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” and “Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy” doesn’t help. To me, “Caribou” it was just another great Elton John record which I enjoyed as much as the others.
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David
- 14 Dec, 2020
Sault - 7 (2019)
A punk-funk-soul one-two that leaves you dazed and delighted. That’s the headline. I just love taking risks with music but at the same time I’m quite hesitant when considering my choices.
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David
- 11 Dec, 2020
Jamie XX - In Colour (2015)
Jamie Smith (XX) and his main collective The XX, are very hard to define musically. Despite borrowing from many different sources they still seem to be bereft of any definable genre.
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David
- 10 Dec, 2020
Animal Collective - Feels (2005)
You’ll want to listen to this record sober. Just saying. After returning from one of many end-of-year work dos, and putting this record on - my advice would be to play something a bit more conventional.
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David
- 09 Dec, 2020
Giant Sand - Glum (1995)
I’ve been saving this. This is Giant Sand’s 10th record. I bought my first, and only prior Giant Sand record, 2015’s “Heartbreak Pass”, a few years ago.
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